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WILBUR CORBIN, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CORBIN CABINET LOCK COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OECONNECTICUT.

HINGE Specification of Letters Patent Patented Dec. 31, 1 907.

T o all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILBUR R. ConBIN, a citizen of the 'United States, and a resident of New Britain, in. the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Hinge, of which the following is a specification.

My invention. relates more especially to the class of hinges used on trunks or like receptacles, and the object of my invention is to provide suoli a hinge that shall be extremely cheap in construction, of extreme strength and durability, simple and effective in oper tion, and few.as to its number of parts. A hinge in the use of which these objects may be attained is illustrated in the accompanyigure 1 is a plan view of a hinge embodying my invention. F ig. 2 is a view inlengthwise central section through the same. Fig. 3 isa view in cross section through the hinge on a line passing through the pocket in which the brace bar is located. Fig. 4 is a bottoni view of the hinge. Fig. 5 is an edge view of the hinge showing the leaves in position when the cover of the receptacle is open.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral I denotes the leaves of the hinge. These may be constructed .of brass or any other suitable material provided at their adjacent edges with knuckles 2 through Which the pintle 3 extends for pivotally uniting the parts. As shown in Fig. 4 of the ingdrawings, in whichdrawings, these leaves are duplicates each of the other so that but a single pattern is requiredfor the two leaves'coniposing a single hinge. Each leaf Aof the hinge is raised on what may be termed its upper surface, or that surface exposed to view when the hinge is in place on a receptacle. This raised portion constitutes a projection 4 providing a pocket 5 located on the under surface of the leaf.4 An opening 6 extends through each of the projections from the pocket to the outer surface of the leaf. It will bc noted that the leaf, except for the projection 4, is perfectly flat.`

with heads 8. These'heads are formed p referably by cutting notches 9 in opposite sides of the bar. The di tance between the bot- A brace bar 7 is provided .at opposite ends toms of adjacent notches is practically equal to the width of the openings 6. The bar is shaped to conform to the outer surface ofthe hinge as a whole, the ends of the bar being bent downward from the point where they project into the openings 6, and the center of the bar being raised as at IO to pass over the pintle 3. A rib l2 is formed on the outer surface of the bar extending lengthwise thereof, this rib forming a strengthening means for the bar. The brace bar 7 has a sliding movement in the openings 6 at each end of the hinge, these o enings being formed at some distance from tlfi ably nearer the end of the hinge.

The parts are all formed of sheet metal stamped to shape and when assembled a very compact hinge, neat in appearance, and comparatively smooth as to its outer ysurface is provided.

It will be seen that in the operation of the device an opening of minimum size is required for the brace bar 7, the headed end of which, by engagement with the edges of the openings, supports. the cover of a receptacle when it is open. The brace bar moves in each opening, and by thus providing' an opening of minimum size in each of the leaves greater strength in each is Aobtained and the making of the leaves of a hinge duplicates each of the other and having the brace is possible.

In producing this hinge applicant's aim among others is to obtain a structure which shall be comparatively )lain and neat and at the same time one having a maximum amount of strength. The construction of each of the openings 6 to allow the brace-bar to move therein enables the production of the device with the leaves cut to a very limitcd extent, and the opening is located at a pointnear the end where the lesser strains are reduced and occupying a comparatively sma l portion of the surface of the iinge.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz-,-

1. Two hinge sections pivotally united and duplicates each of the other, each having' a small opening through its upper surface and located' at the outer end thereof, and a bar extending along the center of the leaves and e pintle and preferheving T-sha ed ende each engaging Within l extending along the center of the leaves and and movable engthwise along said' openings. having T-sha ed ends ea'chf engaging Within 2. Two hinge sections pivotally umted and and movable engthwise along sald pockets. 10 dl'lplicates each of the otherr each having a. WILBUR R. CORBIN; J

5 small recessed projection at itsvulper surfaee VVitnessee:v l

forming apoeket underneathwt a, slot pro- P. TO'WNSEND,`

, jeeting through intobseid pocket', `and a bar' CEAS. J. Cox. 

